Legal Opinion
Microwave Acquisition Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 19, 1998No. 97-1416PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Microwave Acquisition Corp. (MAC) appeals a decision of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) denying review of an order approving transfer of Qwest Communications, Inc. (Qwest) from MCI Communications Corp. (MCI) to Southern Pacific Telecommunications Company (SP). See In re Application of MCI Communications Corp., 12 F.C.C.R. 7790 (1997). We hold that MAC lacks standing under Article III of the United States Constitution to appeal the Commission’s decision because MAC has not alleged a concrete injury fairly traceable to the decision and…
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